Masters v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc

Case #

09-cv-00255

Case Name

Masters v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc

Jurisdiction

US District Court for S.D. IL

Summary

Plaintiffs allege that Lowe's Stores illegally printed more than the last five digits of a credit or debit card number on receipts. This is in violation of the Fair and Accurate Transactions Act, an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The law is designed to prevent theft of personal information. The statutory deadline for compliance was December 4, 2006 but Lowe's continued to print full card numbers on receipts at least through October of 2007.

Objection of Grace M. Cannata

Settlement relies on coupons (gift cards), which serves as a benefit to Defendants.

Attorneys' fees are excessive.

Insufficient evidence exists to evaluate the reasonableness of attorneys' fees.

Cy pres provisions are overly vague.

Class Counsel motioned for a $5,000 appeal bond, which was never granted. In their Motion for Appeal Bond, they noted that Objector Cannata attempted to negotiate a withdrawal of the objection in exchange for fees for her attorney. The Appeal Bond was never ruled on, since Objector Cannata ultimately voluntarily dismissed her appeal.